Trump Restricts Travel From Six New Countries

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that extends his administration's travel ban to six new countries, including Nigeria, Eritrea, Sudan, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar. Under the ban, citizens from those countries will be barred from obtaining certain types of visas, though they will still be able to visit the US as tourists. The administration has argued that the countries targeted pose a threat because they failed to "satisfy basic security conditions outlined by America’s law-enforcement and intelligence professionals." Outlets on both sides of the aisle characterized the move as an expansion of Trump's controversial 2017 travel ban, which continues to affect countries like Iran, Libya, Somalia, and North Korea. Left-leaning outlets noted that both bans target countries with large Muslim populations.